Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 67.98% for Q1 2026, up 1386.0% year-over-year from 4.57% in Q1 2025, and up 10.97% on a QoQ basis from 61.26% in Q4 2025.

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 67.98% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1386.0% year-over-year to 67.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 67.98% (up 1386.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 62.58%, up 1149.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 67.98% for Q1 2026 at Idexx Laboratories, up from 61.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 67.98% in Q1 2026, with the low at 46.85% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 56.01%, with a median of 54.37% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1228 bps in 2023 and soared 1514 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 61.66% in 2022, then slipped by 20 bps to 49.38% in 2023, then gained by 1 bps to 50.06% in 2024, then gained by 22 bps to 61.26% in 2025, then grew by 11 bps to 67.98% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 67.98%, 61.26%, and 61.99% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 67.98%
Dec 31, 2025 61.26%
Sep 30, 2025 61.99%
Jun 30, 2025 61.28%
Mar 31, 2025 54.12%
Dec 31, 2024 50.06%
Sep 30, 2024 46.85%
Jun 30, 2024 47.78%
Mar 31, 2024 47.48%
Dec 31, 2023 49.38%
Sep 30, 2023 53.69%
Jun 30, 2023 53.58%
Mar 31, 2023 54.37%
Dec 31, 2022 61.66%
Sep 30, 2022 60.78%
Jun 30, 2022 59.48%
Mar 31, 2022 60.43%
Dec 31, 2021 56.56%
Sep 30, 2021 52.00%
Jun 30, 2021 50.28%